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we want to begin with obama care and the eye popping enrollment numbers. for supporters, the results are not only disappoint, but also politically troubling. with close to 850,000 applications completed, gijust over 106,000 people have actually selected insurance plans between october 1 and november 2. you go inside those numbers, you learn this. 79,000 were from state based exchanges. that accounts for 75% of all the signups. that means just over 26,000 people getting their health care coverage through the federal program. that breaks down to just 1% of the estimated 48 million americans without health insurance. the congressional budget office expected 7 million individuals to sign up for obama care in the first year. in september, the white house said it expected 450,000 to sign up during the program's first month. so 450,000, 26,000. we want to get more on this from casey hunt from nbc news. i guess, first of all, if the site works great in a month, will this go away or now is this taking on a life of its own? >> well, it could, but the administration
we want to begin with obama care and the eye popping enrollment numbers. for supporters, the results are not only disappoint, but also politically troubling. with close to 850,000 applications completed, gijust over 106,000 people have actually selected insurance plans between october 1 and november 2. you go inside those numbers, you learn this. 79,000 were from state based exchanges. that accounts for 75% of all the signups. that means just over 26,000 people getting their health care...
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he thinks president obama was born in kenya. and once said that gays should leave alabama and, quote, go back to california or vermont or wherever they came from. what about ted cruz who once called president obama the most radical president ever? he gets his political philosophy from his father, rafael. who recently -- who was recently caught on camera saying this. >> when you hear all these things about homosexual marriage, this has nothing to do with homosexual rights. did you know that? the whole objective is the destruction of the traditional family. has nothing to do with homosexuals. they could care less about homosexuals. they want to destroy the family. >> if priebus is worried about the culture of hatred, he better take a long, hard look at his own party. joining me now are goldie taylor and nia-malika henderson. they say the democrats have a culture of hatred. is he just firing up the republican base? >> i think that's right. you saw mitt romney. when he ran, this was part of his sort of argument as well on a talking
he thinks president obama was born in kenya. and once said that gays should leave alabama and, quote, go back to california or vermont or wherever they came from. what about ted cruz who once called president obama the most radical president ever? he gets his political philosophy from his father, rafael. who recently -- who was recently caught on camera saying this. >> when you hear all these things about homosexual marriage, this has nothing to do with homosexual rights. did you know...
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the clintons go there, obama goes there, but he doesn't mention obama care at all. i saw the most recent polling was an eight-point win. he wins by three, mcauliffe does. is this a negative nationally for democrats as we look upon this stuff? >> this was a scratch and claw to the finish. we weren't expecting for this to seem to be a nail biter, which it was last night as the votes were being counted. think about how horrible it would have been for the clintons had mcauliffe not pulled this out, especially considering the government shutdown, the negatives that cuccinelli faced. hillary clinton was out there for mcauliffe. did her first campaign event in years for him. bill clinton did a bus tour throughout the state, still this was only as far as he was able to get. some of that is how terry mcauliffe's own image in virginia, in a lot of ways this race was a race to the bottom. it was a race to see who could make voters more afraid of the alternative. >> it could have been a missed opportunity for some conservative groups who bailed on cuccinelli. christie got the 6
the clintons go there, obama goes there, but he doesn't mention obama care at all. i saw the most recent polling was an eight-point win. he wins by three, mcauliffe does. is this a negative nationally for democrats as we look upon this stuff? >> this was a scratch and claw to the finish. we weren't expecting for this to seem to be a nail biter, which it was last night as the votes were being counted. think about how horrible it would have been for the clintons had mcauliffe not pulled...
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as president obama said i wish i could write code but i can't. they are all just sort of sitting there hoping, hoping it comes to pass with these looming signs it may not. >> is it really as simple as sitting around hoping? it sounds like -- the president had an interview and opened the idea to nerm inventory enrollment, exchanges not as bad after november 30th and trying to perhaps, in his way, dampen expectations. >> they are trying to mitigate, mitigate, mitigate. there's daily briefings. what do we do if it's not ready by november 30th. the fact is the more promises they make they are not able to keep, the worse it looks for them. >> i think we should call jeff science atlas because it feels like he has the world on his shoulders. brian boiler has an interesting analysis in salon. the administration's official line confident healthcare.gov will be open for vast majority of users. the administration needs back-up plans. one, to get the law chugging along somehow without accessible marketplaces in some states and one to manage the political fal
as president obama said i wish i could write code but i can't. they are all just sort of sitting there hoping, hoping it comes to pass with these looming signs it may not. >> is it really as simple as sitting around hoping? it sounds like -- the president had an interview and opened the idea to nerm inventory enrollment, exchanges not as bad after november 30th and trying to perhaps, in his way, dampen expectations. >> they are trying to mitigate, mitigate, mitigate. there's daily...
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but, of course, the facts of obama care stay the same. hannity claims that i am looking for attention? excuse me? i've been in this business for 35 years. i've got all the attention i want, radio and tv. i can't do anymore. sean, this is about the people. it's not about you and me. it's about the facts. it's important to point out, in all of hannity's recent attacks on me, he has never once mentioned one fact that i was wrong on. he has never once come out and defended the lies i've called him out on. now, he says he doesn't have any time for me. yet he sure as hell loves playing me on his show in his media wrap-up or whatever it is. hannity uses his tv show as a means to twist the facts about obama care, because he hates the president. if sean hannity wants to pretend he's not a coward on he's not a coward on debating me or correcting his mistakes, he can keep on pretending. hundreds of dollars of savings on the table by not choosing the right medicare d plan. no one could have left this much money here. whoo-hoo-hoo! yet many seniors wh
but, of course, the facts of obama care stay the same. hannity claims that i am looking for attention? excuse me? i've been in this business for 35 years. i've got all the attention i want, radio and tv. i can't do anymore. sean, this is about the people. it's not about you and me. it's about the facts. it's important to point out, in all of hannity's recent attacks on me, he has never once mentioned one fact that i was wrong on. he has never once come out and defended the lies i've called him...
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by pinning it on obama care. hence, the letters you've all been seeing, letter that say, because of obama care, we can't offer you this plan. in some cases, offering a plan that costs ten times as much, with no mention of the fact that the exchanges or the same companies themselves might offer a better plan at a similar cost or less. so today what the president was doing, he was saying, fine, insurance companies, that's how you want to play the game? now it is on you. if the consumer wants to keep their old plan, it is not obama care that's preventing that anymore, it's not the white house, it's the insurance companies. >> so what we want to do is to be able to say to these folks, you know what, the affordable care act is not going to be the reason why insurers have to cancel your plan. we're also requiring insurers to extend current plans to inform their customers about two things. one, that protections -- what protections these renewed plans don't include. number two, that the marketplace offers new options wit
by pinning it on obama care. hence, the letters you've all been seeing, letter that say, because of obama care, we can't offer you this plan. in some cases, offering a plan that costs ten times as much, with no mention of the fact that the exchanges or the same companies themselves might offer a better plan at a similar cost or less. so today what the president was doing, he was saying, fine, insurance companies, that's how you want to play the game? now it is on you. if the consumer wants to...
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romney lost to obama by 14 points by moderates. they keep relearning the same less some, but they don't absorb it. and i don't think they're going to absorb it. >> i think the definition of a zealot who after they lose said if they'd only done more. cuccinelli was the problem from day one. instead of saying we blew it by running too extreme they say the moderates didn't back the extremists. therefore it's moderate's fault. >> why are they so zealous? they hate rino. >> describe what that is. >> that's a republican in name only. they think the people that are bringing the republican party down. >> so the guy running for reelection in trenton should have gone down to richmond to campaign for the other guy. and since he didn't, it's his fault. >> the people who are the problem with the party didn't help. so that's the problem. cuccinelli, we talked about this last night, was about as good a tea party candidate as you can get. he had statewide name recognition. he's been working in virginia for years. and even so, he couldn't beat terr
romney lost to obama by 14 points by moderates. they keep relearning the same less some, but they don't absorb it. and i don't think they're going to absorb it. >> i think the definition of a zealot who after they lose said if they'd only done more. cuccinelli was the problem from day one. instead of saying we blew it by running too extreme they say the moderates didn't back the extremists. therefore it's moderate's fault. >> why are they so zealous? they hate rino. >>...
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the really issue of the day is obama care. it's the president of the united states who stood up in front of people for literally years who said if you like your policy, you can keep it. one of the interesting things that you had on earlier, the president said he was working very, very hard moving people into the middle class. that's another trust issue this president has. the numbers came out today and unemployment is up and you are seeing the under. and those who quit looking up to 13.8% now. it has been this president's policy over the course of the last five years that have driven people out of the middle class. the trust issue that you hit on, i think that is the big for the president. americans do not trust barack obama. >> let me ask you about health care. the jobs numbers are good today. we added almost 300,000 jobs we didn't know we had. and some revisions. >> these numbers are dismal. when you think there is approaching 14% of the people underemployed, obama care is moving people to the -- i should say the partially e
the really issue of the day is obama care. it's the president of the united states who stood up in front of people for literally years who said if you like your policy, you can keep it. one of the interesting things that you had on earlier, the president said he was working very, very hard moving people into the middle class. that's another trust issue this president has. the numbers came out today and unemployment is up and you are seeing the under. and those who quit looking up to 13.8% now....
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on the coalition that barack obama used in 2008 and 2012 to victory. we're talking about younger voters. minority voters, as well as women and you end up adding that up and that shows why hillary clinton is strong right now. on the flip side, the republican party is divided and the poll ended up showing that. >> our poll also shows at least when it comes to men voters, she underperforms in some part in that area. tell us a little bit more about these areas where if she decides to jump in she may need as they say in old report cards, needs improving. >> there were places she underperformed. among men she doesn't do as well as she does among women. that shouldn't be surprising at all. she does decide to run she would be running as a historic figure, trying to be the first female elected to the white house. we're talking about the difference getting -- she's performing at 70% among women and 60% among men. as you noted in the introduction, she's never below 60% in that entire hillary versus generic demographic. it's not going to be much of an opening, tal
on the coalition that barack obama used in 2008 and 2012 to victory. we're talking about younger voters. minority voters, as well as women and you end up adding that up and that shows why hillary clinton is strong right now. on the flip side, the republican party is divided and the poll ended up showing that. >> our poll also shows at least when it comes to men voters, she underperforms in some part in that area. tell us a little bit more about these areas where if she decides to jump in...
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the obama administration seems to be in a hurry. is that the fairway of looking at it. >> that is the impression. not just that it's in a hurry, it is fundamentally wrong. it never got involved in syria. it watched and decided not to act when al assad's regime used weapons. if anything rewarding by agreeing to this monitoring system for the elimination of some chemical weapons which are very difficult to verify. and then reaching out to a deal or accepting a possible deal with iran which is also supplying training and personnel to al assad. >> i will leave it there. richard, glad to see you in new york. nice to see ow this side of the ocean. we honor veterans. thousands are fighting battles to get the help they need from their own government. there was a backlog of disability claims that hit a staggering 900,000. since then things improved, all be it slowly to speed up the process and included switching paper records. they cut the backlog to 400,000. the va said they have processed more than 93% of claims that were more than a-year-
the obama administration seems to be in a hurry. is that the fairway of looking at it. >> that is the impression. not just that it's in a hurry, it is fundamentally wrong. it never got involved in syria. it watched and decided not to act when al assad's regime used weapons. if anything rewarding by agreeing to this monitoring system for the elimination of some chemical weapons which are very difficult to verify. and then reaching out to a deal or accepting a possible deal with iran which...
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i appreciate it. >>> and coming up here, president obama's apology over his obama care promise. is it enough? our roundtable joins me. joe scarborough, doris kearns goodwin, mark halperin and congresswoman donna edwards. plus harry smith with a "meet the press" video essay as we approach the anniversary of a special moment in american history. we're back after a short break. >>> now it's your >>> when we come back, the roundtable is here. a lot of politics to get to. plus those comments you just heard a few minutes ago from john kerry on the jfk >>> meet the press is back with our political roundtable. here this morning, mark halperin, doris kearns goodwin, donna edwards and joe scarborough. now, david gregory. >> good morning. a lot to get to. chris christie and the future of the political party. joe, your book is coming out at an ideal time because the republican party is looking to the future. do they see chris christie in the center of it? >> i don't know if they do or not, but this week they've been saying are we chris christie republicans or cuccinelli republicans? we have
i appreciate it. >>> and coming up here, president obama's apology over his obama care promise. is it enough? our roundtable joins me. joe scarborough, doris kearns goodwin, mark halperin and congresswoman donna edwards. plus harry smith with a "meet the press" video essay as we approach the anniversary of a special moment in american history. we're back after a short break. >>> now it's your >>> when we come back, the roundtable is here. a lot of politics...
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so when you combine the fact he collaborated with obama care and collaborated with obama himself, you've really hit the two biggest emotional touchdowns in the republican party. >> and so final question to you, ryan. where does -- do you think the last week's events leave mr. christie? >> well, i mean, you know, fundamentally, you know, the picture he presents is of an angry white man. and so as much as people try to tar him with the kind of moderate label, republican primary voters are going to be attracted to that position. because, you know, is there a lot of anger in the republican base. and they can see him channelling that. so i think that gives him a little bit more room to be a little bit more moderate in some of his policy positions, like, for example, with the medicaid expansion. which three years from now will be something that maybe is a little bit less toxic. >> right. jonathan chat, ryan grim and dana milbank on this veterans at a. thank you, gentlemen. >> thanks, martin. >>> coming up, bad news, members of congress, your latest recess is over. now can you get to work on a
so when you combine the fact he collaborated with obama care and collaborated with obama himself, you've really hit the two biggest emotional touchdowns in the republican party. >> and so final question to you, ryan. where does -- do you think the last week's events leave mr. christie? >> well, i mean, you know, fundamentally, you know, the picture he presents is of an angry white man. and so as much as people try to tar him with the kind of moderate label, republican primary voters...
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obama surprised a group making their way through the executive mansion. tours had been put off because of the sequester. >>> and house minority leader nancy pelosi delivered david letterman's top ten last night. the topic, ten things you didn't know about the house of representatives. >> 19 representatives have gone on to become president. 10 have gone on to manage a sizzler's. members may vote yea, nay or whatever. thanks to corporate sponsorship, majority whip now known as miracle whip. >> oh. and the number one thing you never knew about the house of representatives -- >> the tea party is not nearly as much fun as it sounds. >> yeah. >> and that's your morning dish of scrambled politics. >>> and joining me now for more on the big elections yesterday is political columnist and analyst ellis hannigan. >> welcome to the first day of the chris christie campaign. >> let's talk about chris christie. i want to talk about the demographic breakdown of his win. he won among men and women. he got 21% of the african-american vote. he won a majority of the hispanic
obama surprised a group making their way through the executive mansion. tours had been put off because of the sequester. >>> and house minority leader nancy pelosi delivered david letterman's top ten last night. the topic, ten things you didn't know about the house of representatives. >> 19 representatives have gone on to become president. 10 have gone on to manage a sizzler's. members may vote yea, nay or whatever. thanks to corporate sponsorship, majority whip now known as...
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this race came down to the wire because of obama care. let me say that again. despite being outspent by an unprecedented $15 million, this race came down to the wire because of obama care. that message will go out across america tonight. >> that is the attempted republican spin out of virginia tonight. just so it's clear, the message is that by electing a democrat, virginians are sending a message that they hate the democratic health care law. that's the message and they're sticking to it. democrat terry mcauliffe, the new governor elect of virginia tonight, delivered his victory speech after ken cuccinelli's concession speech, thanking republicans across party lines to vote for him. terry mcauliffe joins democrat ralph northam, the projected winner of the lieutenant governor's race in virginia at this hour. the race for attorney general in virginia has not yet been called. look at that, with 99% in, too close to call. look at the number of votes between the two candidates there. this is the race between republican mark obenshain and democrat mark herring. look
this race came down to the wire because of obama care. let me say that again. despite being outspent by an unprecedented $15 million, this race came down to the wire because of obama care. that message will go out across america tonight. >> that is the attempted republican spin out of virginia tonight. just so it's clear, the message is that by electing a democrat, virginians are sending a message that they hate the democratic health care law. that's the message and they're sticking to...
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i appreciate it. >>> and coming up here, president obama's apology over his obama care promise. is it enough? our roundtable joins me. joe scarborough, doris kearns goodwin, mark halperin and congresswoman donna edwards. plus harry smith with a "meet the press" video essay as we approach a special moment in american history. we're back after a short break. special moment in american history. we're back after a short break. >>> now it's there are seniors who have left hundreds of dollars of savings on the table by not choosing the right medicare d plan. no one could have left this much money here. whoo-hoo-hoo! yet many seniors who compare medicare d plans realize they can save hundreds of dollars. cvs/pharmacy wants to help you save on medicare expenses. talk to your cvs pharmacist, call, or go to cvs.com/compare to get your free, personalized plan comparison today. call, go online, or visit your local store today. help the gulf when we made recover and learn the gulf, bp from what happened so we could be a better, safer energy company. i can tell you - safety is at the heart of
i appreciate it. >>> and coming up here, president obama's apology over his obama care promise. is it enough? our roundtable joins me. joe scarborough, doris kearns goodwin, mark halperin and congresswoman donna edwards. plus harry smith with a "meet the press" video essay as we approach a special moment in american history. we're back after a short break. special moment in american history. we're back after a short break. >>> now it's there are seniors who have left...
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listen to this. >> so christie praises obama. it's a master-servant relationship. >> i thought chris christie was really good, and i ignored a few things that kind of bothered me. but now i don't like chris christie. >> as for chris christie, i will do everything i can in my little way to make sure he's not the nominee. >> i hope that he poses a real challenge to hillary clinton in the democratic primary. >> they denounce, they denigrate the almost winner, the guy that will write the book on could have, would have, should have as the guy they embrace. >> i think they're very concerned about chris christie. he's been able to downplay his stance on some of the conservative issues. some of them know where he stands and he's frankly a little too moderate for them on many of these issues. what we saw with chris christie was a breath of fresh air, more business minded conservatives that saw christie actually able to win over some minorities. he won over over 50% of the latino vote. over 20% of the african-american vote. i think over 50
listen to this. >> so christie praises obama. it's a master-servant relationship. >> i thought chris christie was really good, and i ignored a few things that kind of bothered me. but now i don't like chris christie. >> as for chris christie, i will do everything i can in my little way to make sure he's not the nominee. >> i hope that he poses a real challenge to hillary clinton in the democratic primary. >> they denounce, they denigrate the almost winner, the guy...
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people in those states did not like president obama in the first place, did not like obama care in the second place and now you have to defend a law people hoped it would anyway. >> the exit polls showed slightly more people blamed republicans versus president obama. mcauliffe won the washington suburbs big, where obviously a lot of those federal workers live. >> actually, yes. when i looked at the nbc map, the red/blue, most of virginia was red. mcauliffe won on the strength of northern virginia and a few more democratic pockets in the state, which is instructive. you always say turnout is the key in an election and the northern suburbs helped carry mcauliffe. one other quick thing, though, chris about the impact of obama care glitches next year, if it's fixed, it will be minimal impact. may have a play in some primaries. if a candidate is elected in a republican primary, tea party candidate going real heavy against obama care, then by september,october, november, it's working just fine, that might produce a candidate that is just much easier for a democrat to defeat in a true swing d
people in those states did not like president obama in the first place, did not like obama care in the second place and now you have to defend a law people hoped it would anyway. >> the exit polls showed slightly more people blamed republicans versus president obama. mcauliffe won the washington suburbs big, where obviously a lot of those federal workers live. >> actually, yes. when i looked at the nbc map, the red/blue, most of virginia was red. mcauliffe won on the strength of...
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they elected obama by 18 points. they last voted to for a republican presidential candidate since 1998. if you can go in there and say, i won by 15, 20, 25 points, it just sounds more and more impressive. it's a psychological thing. the flip side, you put it in your intro, we have seen the flip side were the bar was set about a week ago for this race. mcauliffe by six or seven points. >> three. >> we were talking a week ago. the 2-party will have to get the message now because they got the candidate they wanted, the great and garnett, a terrible democratic candidate and they still lose. it was closer than expected. the tea party will not get the message. >> our loss was kind of a win. steve, great to have you here. we will be right back. could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. mmmhmmm...everybody knows that. well, did you know that old macdonald was a really bad speller? your word is...cow. cow. cow. c...o...w... ...e...i...e...i...o. [buzzer] dangnabbit. geico. fifteen minutes could save you...well,
they elected obama by 18 points. they last voted to for a republican presidential candidate since 1998. if you can go in there and say, i won by 15, 20, 25 points, it just sounds more and more impressive. it's a psychological thing. the flip side, you put it in your intro, we have seen the flip side were the bar was set about a week ago for this race. mcauliffe by six or seven points. >> three. >> we were talking a week ago. the 2-party will have to get the message now because they...
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to obama at the end of that campaign. and i think that kept some democrats from really coming in for buono, who is actually not a bad candidate, and could have done better than she's going to do. >> well, you know, i used to cover new jersey, so when people sort of ask me about, they look closely at chris christie and what he's accomplished as governor. he's done this with a democratic legislature, and he's pushed, in some cases, some very conservative legislation, especially on pensions and public employees. and i say, it is understandable when you look at new jersey, because there's this plit in the democratic party, there are old bosses in the republican party and christie has sort of cultivated them and won over their supporters and the legislatures. i see what's happened inside new jersey, but you talk about sandy and how democrats sort of appreciated christie's standing with the president in the wake of that last year. do you think from the white house's standpoint that that is what has kept them from being more vof
to obama at the end of that campaign. and i think that kept some democrats from really coming in for buono, who is actually not a bad candidate, and could have done better than she's going to do. >> well, you know, i used to cover new jersey, so when people sort of ask me about, they look closely at chris christie and what he's accomplished as governor. he's done this with a democratic legislature, and he's pushed, in some cases, some very conservative legislation, especially on pensions...
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they think if they keep saying obama care, obama care, obama care, they're going to win these things. now, in that exit poll last night, only 24% of people said obama care was the most important issue. and those folks basically split down the middle. what i think undid cuccinelli was that he's out of the mainstream, he lost moderates by a huge margin. he relied on the notion that the romney campaign relied on, that, for example, there was going to be a falloff in african-american turnout. african-americans actually turned out to be 20% of the electorate, a higher percent of the electorate than they are of the population. >> you know, matt, about cuccinelli's loss, you write the story we tell ourselves could have major implications. so if cuccinelli said that this was a referendum on obama care, what's the story republicans are telling themselves about his defeat? >> well, look, i think right now there is a campaign to assign blame. and so the tea party folks are blaming the establishment, right? the rnc four years ago gave $9 million to bob mcdonnell. this year they only gave $3 milli
they think if they keep saying obama care, obama care, obama care, they're going to win these things. now, in that exit poll last night, only 24% of people said obama care was the most important issue. and those folks basically split down the middle. what i think undid cuccinelli was that he's out of the mainstream, he lost moderates by a huge margin. he relied on the notion that the romney campaign relied on, that, for example, there was going to be a falloff in african-american turnout....
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it's of the i'm obama care ads that they released. take a peek at this. >> hello in the private sector. >> hello, i'm obama care. >> what are you doing? >> i'm addressing the people. >> the people? >> you can keep your plan. you can keep your doctor. lower premiums for everyone. >> actually that's a lie. >> i know, but i want people to like me. >> that's not the toronto mayor, either. the rnc says it's going to target young americans with youtube ads in college. channels like espn, comedy central. that's a good way to at least find the audience, the youth audience, and whether or not you're going to grab their eye is another message or another thing. >> it is a good way. i think the bigger problem as opposed to these ads for the obama administration is they don't have a fully functioning website still and that is the primary way that younger people would sign up for the health care exchanges. what republicans aren't saying is the so-called injustice where the young and healthy are paying more. majority of young people get their insura
it's of the i'm obama care ads that they released. take a peek at this. >> hello in the private sector. >> hello, i'm obama care. >> what are you doing? >> i'm addressing the people. >> the people? >> you can keep your plan. you can keep your doctor. lower premiums for everyone. >> actually that's a lie. >> i know, but i want people to like me. >> that's not the toronto mayor, either. the rnc says it's going to target young americans with...
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point, that texas maybe more than any other state needs obama care. that's because, t has some of the worst health care disparities in the country. about a quarter of the population is uninsured. that's 6.1 million people. more than the population of most other states. 16% of white texans are uninsured. 23% of black texans lack insurance. and 38% of hispanic texans remain without insurance. which means of all the people without insurance in texas, 60% of them are latino. the texas medicaid program, while one of the biggest in the country by sheer numbers, is also one of most stringent. if you're parent, you don't qualify for medicaid unless you make close to nothing, just less than $5,000 for a single working parent with two kids. and if you don't have kids and aren't disabled, you can't get medicaid at all. the aca's medicaid expansion would change that. any adult making up to 138% of the poverty line, about $15,900 a year for a single adult, could get insured. it would mean insurance for 1 million more people in texas. that's one-fifth of the estima
point, that texas maybe more than any other state needs obama care. that's because, t has some of the worst health care disparities in the country. about a quarter of the population is uninsured. that's 6.1 million people. more than the population of most other states. 16% of white texans are uninsured. 23% of black texans lack insurance. and 38% of hispanic texans remain without insurance. which means of all the people without insurance in texas, 60% of them are latino. the texas medicaid...
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the obama job approval rating. all of those numbers will be fascinating to look at inside this exit poll so we'll have not just the results, we'll have fascinating little looks at the exit polls, what they mean in virginia, what they mean for chris christie's presidential prospects in new jersey. that's coming up after the polls close. that's it for this edition of "the daily rundown." stick with us all day long. when it comes to elections there's no better place to be than msnbc. tune in today, tune in tonight and tune in tomorrow because we'll have all the results, all the analysis and what it means for 2014 and 2016. coming up next, the baton goes to chris. bye-b bye-bye. in taste, freshness, and nutrition? it's eb. want to give them more vitamins, omega 3s, and less saturated fat? it's eb. eggland's best eggs. eb's. the only eggs that make better taste and better nutrition... easy. eggland's best eggs. better taste. better nutrition. better eggs. it's eb. >>> good morning. i'm chris jansing. this morning, it's
the obama job approval rating. all of those numbers will be fascinating to look at inside this exit poll so we'll have not just the results, we'll have fascinating little looks at the exit polls, what they mean in virginia, what they mean for chris christie's presidential prospects in new jersey. that's coming up after the polls close. that's it for this edition of "the daily rundown." stick with us all day long. when it comes to elections there's no better place to be than msnbc....
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president obama tonight also in the interview addressing the nuclear talks with iran. i should say secretary of state john kerry jetted off to geneva unexpectedly tonight to deal with what looks like a breakthrough with iran. the president also talks about nsa, his relationship with vice president joe biden. much, much more. the important part, you can seat entire interview with the president tonight in a couple minutes. it will air in its entirety on the last word with lawrence o'donnell. right after this show. so sit tight. we'll be right back. three-in-o. pop in the drum of any machine... ♪ ...to wash any size load. it dissolves in any temperature, even cold. tide pods. pop in. stand out. the recent increase in cafeteria prices is not cool. when you vote for flo, we'll have discounts. ice-cream discounts. multi-cookie discounts. pizza loyalty discounts! [ kids chanting "flo!" ] i also have some great ideas on car insurance. [ silence ] finding you discounts since back in the day. call or click today. i like her. >>> because today is a day that ends in y, there is
president obama tonight also in the interview addressing the nuclear talks with iran. i should say secretary of state john kerry jetted off to geneva unexpectedly tonight to deal with what looks like a breakthrough with iran. the president also talks about nsa, his relationship with vice president joe biden. much, much more. the important part, you can seat entire interview with the president tonight in a couple minutes. it will air in its entirety on the last word with lawrence o'donnell....
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president obama tonight also in the interview addressing the nuclear talks with iran. i should say secretary of state john kerry jetted off to geneva unexpectedly tonight to deal with what looks like a breakthrough with iran. the president also tauklks abou nsa, his relationship with vice president joe biden. much, much more. the important part, you can seat entire interview with the president tonight in a couple minutes. it will air in its entirety on the last word with lawrence o'donnell. right after this show. so sit tight. we'll be right back. i started part-time, now i'm a manager.n. my employer matches my charitable giving. really. i get bonuses even working part-time. where i work, over 400 people are promoted every day. healthcare starting under $40 a month. i got education benefits. i work at walmart. i'm a pharmacist. sales associate. i manage produce. i work in logistics. there's more to walmart than you think. vo: opportunity. that's the real walmart. customer erin swenson ordebut they didn't fit.line customer's not happy, i'm not happy. sales go down, i'm
president obama tonight also in the interview addressing the nuclear talks with iran. i should say secretary of state john kerry jetted off to geneva unexpectedly tonight to deal with what looks like a breakthrough with iran. the president also tauklks abou nsa, his relationship with vice president joe biden. much, much more. the important part, you can seat entire interview with the president tonight in a couple minutes. it will air in its entirety on the last word with lawrence o'donnell....
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obama is actually expected to mention it yesterday. he decided not to, but it's definitely the obama administration and democrats' efforts to put out new markers to give the american people a sense they do have an agenda going forward however much republicans try to obstruct it. that's the message you expect to hear in 2014. >> emily, the president saying he's sorry this week in the interview with chuck todd regarding people losing their current health care plans under this obama carrollout. what is the white house strategy going forward. >> working very hard on the technical glitches first of all. president obama wished he could do the code and fix the problems himself. so someone somewhere is working on that code, you can be sure. they're also trying to sort of move on to other topics, as well talking about the economy yesterday, talking about infrastructure, talking about immigration. so the white house strategy here is to also rebuff calls even by democrats to move the deadline for signing up. they're really thinking they can get t
obama is actually expected to mention it yesterday. he decided not to, but it's definitely the obama administration and democrats' efforts to put out new markers to give the american people a sense they do have an agenda going forward however much republicans try to obstruct it. that's the message you expect to hear in 2014. >> emily, the president saying he's sorry this week in the interview with chuck todd regarding people losing their current health care plans under this obama...
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that is obama care and the misinformation about obama care that is so prevalent out there. i think we can get it fixed, but i think we are going have to take some kind of repairative action to reassure people that we are trying to get it fixed. >> robert gibbs? >> good to see you. if the landrieu bill came to a vote today, where would you be and are you worried that that bill does a lot of harm as well as sort of fixing as mika said a messaging. >> there has to be something that allows a help to this situation. it may be that bill and it may be something else. what most people don't understand is the solution we are trying to craft for the independent market which are all those people out there in small businesses that don't have employer insurance that have been absolutely raked in the insurance market for decades is creating enough of a pool that it brings up the cost for everyone. if we delay, encouraging people to get in the pool, it has consequences for average americans who deserve that. >> i'm getting worried. you are next, but i asked this question last night and i
that is obama care and the misinformation about obama care that is so prevalent out there. i think we can get it fixed, but i think we are going have to take some kind of repairative action to reassure people that we are trying to get it fixed. >> robert gibbs? >> good to see you. if the landrieu bill came to a vote today, where would you be and are you worried that that bill does a lot of harm as well as sort of fixing as mika said a messaging. >> there has to be something...
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no deal is better than a bad deal i have said many times, as has president obama. >> primary colors, governor chris christie takes to sunday morning television to declare himself an electable republican clearly looking at another race, a national race. >> judge me by my record. that i'm very, very comfortable with. all the labels, that's for the folks in washington, d.c. obviously they love playing that game. the people in america aren't interested in that game. given the approval ratings in washington, they have shown that. >>> good day. i'm andrea mitchell in washington. glad to be back with all of you. survivors in the philippines are picking through wreckage today just days after typhoon haiyan swept through the philippines destroying entire cities in its path. the storm came ashore early saturday morning as a category 5 typhoon, one of the strongest ever to make landfall. the military says 1,000 people are dead, confirmed dead, with officials estimating thousands more. three days after the storm, aid workers and military officials say they still have not been in contact or able
no deal is better than a bad deal i have said many times, as has president obama. >> primary colors, governor chris christie takes to sunday morning television to declare himself an electable republican clearly looking at another race, a national race. >> judge me by my record. that i'm very, very comfortable with. all the labels, that's for the folks in washington, d.c. obviously they love playing that game. the people in america aren't interested in that game. given the approval...
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are you obama and you want to see the aca work not so good. >> so obama in a bind trying to keep the health care vow. they're working to try to physical out how to do that. so it's not like he's digging in and standing by the comments. he apologized for it, too. >> this is a very pleechl you go back through history, george h.w. bush, read my lips, no new taxes him you keep that pledge or break that pledge. same thing with george w. bush, wmds. the president will keep that pledge or not keep that pledge. this is not political. this is just reality. for millions and millions of american, it's going to have an impact. its number, willie, are lower than they have been. i can't believe it's not attached to this issue. >> it is almost certainly attached to this issue t. problem persists, so it's okay to apoll jaz, you got to fix the problem. we talk about a seminal moment or a tipping point. you have dick durbin, these are not pea party guys intent on taking down the president. they are supporters of president obama saying we got to do something about this provision this has gone too far.
are you obama and you want to see the aca work not so good. >> so obama in a bind trying to keep the health care vow. they're working to try to physical out how to do that. so it's not like he's digging in and standing by the comments. he apologized for it, too. >> this is a very pleechl you go back through history, george h.w. bush, read my lips, no new taxes him you keep that pledge or break that pledge. same thing with george w. bush, wmds. the president will keep that pledge or...
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. >> they talked about obama care. they criticized obama care. that's a winning issue going forward. but they have to come up with their own alternatives. >> if you can step back on this, there are two kind of conservatives as you well know the soft conservatives, which christie represents, a reform conservative and cuccinelli, a hard conservative, the tea party conservative and one did spectacularly and one lost. that's probably where it's going, but we're three years away from presidential race and you sit three years out and you say, oh, in 1973, the next president is going to be jimmy carter. >> right. >> you can get a thousand to 1 odds. we don't know. >> we don't know, but what we do know, i said it before, 1993 foretold what happened in 1994. looking forward to 2014, it's going to be one of the most significant off year elections in a very long time because if republicans maintain the house and pick up a couple seats in the senate, barak obama's ability to do anything is done. i agree with. you don't know and, you know, what itself the age
. >> they talked about obama care. they criticized obama care. that's a winning issue going forward. but they have to come up with their own alternatives. >> if you can step back on this, there are two kind of conservatives as you well know the soft conservatives, which christie represents, a reform conservative and cuccinelli, a hard conservative, the tea party conservative and one did spectacularly and one lost. that's probably where it's going, but we're three years away from...
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what's the next step for the conversation about obama care, the implementation of obama care. does it get messier or start to clear up for the white house if they can get past the technical aspect? >> the next test is how many healthy people under the age of 40 sign up. remember, this entire system doesn't work if the young and healthy, the young invincibles don't do this. the actuary tables don't work for the insurance companies. one of the tradeoffs of passing a allow that says health insurance companies couldn't discriminate for pre-existing conditions was part of the deal they were going get a whole bunch of young and healthy people to defray some of the extra costs of insuring sicker people and not being able to discriminate on that front. so that's the next test. and the reason november 30th is so important is if you look at how massachusetts worked, that last month before the insurance kicked in, january 1, so we're talking december 1 through december 15. that 15 day period. that has to be a period that's not just sick people signing up for this insurance. it has to be
what's the next step for the conversation about obama care, the implementation of obama care. does it get messier or start to clear up for the white house if they can get past the technical aspect? >> the next test is how many healthy people under the age of 40 sign up. remember, this entire system doesn't work if the young and healthy, the young invincibles don't do this. the actuary tables don't work for the insurance companies. one of the tradeoffs of passing a allow that says health...
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obama care is a total disaster. if obama care were working well and we were respected around the world and people had the sense that iranians were in retreat and our allies had confidence in us, don't you think obama's points would be ten points higher? americans are losing health insurance. iranians are keeping their nuclear program. >> can i make a point here? >> okay. james. >> he saved the auto industry. health care costs are flattening better than any time in the last 20 years. teenage pregnancy is at an all time low. the health care thing. who's to say. i do not know. but on november 30th suppose it's working well. that story will fade somewhat in the background. i think we can stop putting the nails in the coffin here. we can admit that there's some real, deep, fundamental problems with this president. but i think we're throwing the dirt here too soon, guys. i really do. >> bill? >> i agree with james in the sense it all depends on policies. if obama care works, if it turns out, hey, they love that new health
obama care is a total disaster. if obama care were working well and we were respected around the world and people had the sense that iranians were in retreat and our allies had confidence in us, don't you think obama's points would be ten points higher? americans are losing health insurance. iranians are keeping their nuclear program. >> can i make a point here? >> okay. james. >> he saved the auto industry. health care costs are flattening better than any time in the last 20...
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obama care is in the spotlight. the old system, the insurance market was capricious, costs out of control for individuals in the macro economy and irrational. the president's confident he built a better system that will eventually lower costs, will be more rational and limit the power of insurance companies to take advantage of people. people aren't thinking of the old system. they are thinking of the problems with obama care and whether the problem is lack of honesty about what to do in the individual market, whether it's about the computer, all the other changes coming, rising rates in some places, he has a big problem. he can no longer say this is better than before. people are saying is this what we want. if you have a system like this this there will be problems. >> to john meechum's point one of the defining characteristics of this is the collapse of trust of nearly every institution in the country, particularly government institutions. so this becomes sort of a death spiral because it requires to fix this mor
obama care is in the spotlight. the old system, the insurance market was capricious, costs out of control for individuals in the macro economy and irrational. the president's confident he built a better system that will eventually lower costs, will be more rational and limit the power of insurance companies to take advantage of people. people aren't thinking of the old system. they are thinking of the problems with obama care and whether the problem is lack of honesty about what to do in the...